Ex Parte SPELLMAN et al - Page 1




          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             
          Board.                                                                      
                                                            Paper No. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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            Ex parte CYNTHIA E. SPELLMAN, DANIEL DODGE, JANE K. SELLBERG              
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0330                                  
                               Application 08/852,654                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                       DECISION ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION                        


               Appellants request that we reconsider and modify our                   
          decision dated January 16, 2003 to correct a tabulation error and           
          consider the means-plus-function limitations in claims 24 through           
          26, 29 through 30, 32 and 33.                                               

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